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Poll: 60% Seek Financial Security, 90% Fear Grocery Costs

8/6/2026

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A mid-April poll of 30,000 U.S. adults by the McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility and WK Kellogg Foundation found 60% want greater financial security in three to five years, 40% feel financially vulnerable, and 90% list groceries as their top worry.
Sixty percent hold the government responsible for helping people get ahead, yet only thirty percent say it has been helpful.
Friends and family are the main source of assistance.

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Story summary

A mid-April poll of 30,000 U.S. adults by the McKinsey Institute for Economic Mobility and WK Kellogg Foundation found 60% want greater financial security in three to five years, 40% feel financially vulnerable, and 90% list groceries as their top worry.
Sixty percent hold the government responsible for helping people get ahead, yet only thirty percent say it has been helpful.
Friends and family are the main source of assistance.